Phoenix woman discovered by son dead at St. Lawrence County camp

Macomb, NY -- A Phoenix woman staying at a camp in St. Lawrence County was discovered dead Friday by her son after he hadn’t been able to contact her for several days, state police said.

Kathleen Johnson, 65, was found in Black Lake by son Sean Johnson in about eight inches of water, troopers said. Kathleen Johnson had been staying alone for the past two weeks at the camp, 26 Mineral Point Road, Macomb.

The woman was found in the frame of a manual boat lift, troopers said. She had told her son that she was planning on cleaning barnacles from the bottom of the boat.

An autopsy determined Johnson died from accidental drowning, troopers said.